ARTHIST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lapis Lazuli, Enheduanna, Rolling Pin
22 Jan 2017
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The great lyre w bulls head- fig. Bull decorated w gold and silver leaf, bitumen (black asphalt), and lapis lazuli (only found in afghanistan- long distance trading) Panels made w inlay technique- bitumen surface carved away, another material (shell) laid in. Composite pose- legs portrayed sideways, torso from front, head often sideways. Epic of gilgamesh could be portrayed on the panel. The lyre was buried w its player, who was put to death w her master. Rolled like rolling pin over wet clay. Design carved into stone creates a relief image. Temples, very tall compared to other buldings. Nanna is the deity it"s de(cid:448)oted to. Shrunken ziggurat, altar, servants and priestess (identified by outfit) Priestess is enheduanna- first woman in history known by a name, also wrote poetry. Akkadia(cid:374) ruler, possi(cid:271)ly sargo(cid:374) ii (cid:894)e(cid:374)hedua(cid:374)(cid:374)a"s dad(cid:895) Iconography- visual clues that allow the interpretation of the subject matter. Icon. tells us he is a king- long beard, hair wound up in bun.
